Residential – Page 7
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MarketsQ&A: Lord Sugar and Kelly Hoppen join forces for resi conversion
The reality TV stars have teamed up to convert St James’s office into luxury apartments that will cost up to £12m each.
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Corbyn sets sights on developers as party outlines housing policies
Jeremy Corbyn has put developers firmly in his sights after the new Labour leader vowed the party would press for a crackdown on affordable housing contributions as part of a wider policy push aimed at building 100,000 council homes each year.
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Rents high and low - ensuring the success of North West PRS schemes
Outside London, no region is more enthusiastic about the private rented sector (PRS) than the North West.
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Boris flexes muscles with call in of major City fringe schemes
Boris Johnson has given a clear signal that he will continue to exercise his powers to intervene in development disputes despite nearing the end of his term as mayor after calling in two controversial planning applications for City fringe schemes last week.
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NLA reveals top 100 ‘radical’ ideas to tackle housing crisis
As London’s housing crisis becomes more acute, the solutions are becoming increasingly creative - as New London Architecture (NLA) found when it launched a competition to find the top 100 potential solutions to the problem.
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Q&A: Lands Improvement gives Telereal big resi boost
Telereal Trillium last week acquired strategic land specialist Lands Improvement Group from BlackRock for £120m.
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Morpeth housing development set to benefit white-collar commuters
Around 15 miles to the north of Newcastle, a housing development has recently started on a site that underlines the resurgence of white-collar jobs in the region.
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New-look Labour brandishes tougher housing policies
It has been a dramatic week for the Labour party. Veteran left-wing Islington MP Jeremy Corbyn stormed to victory on Saturday, becoming Labour leader in a landslide victory, with 59.5% of first-preference votes.
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Councils speed up planning
Councils are approving major planning applications more quickly than at any point over the past 10 years, government figures have shown.
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Housing development at Rugby Radio Station site is a good call
The historic Rugby Radio Station is at the centre of a 6,200-home scheme.
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Q&A: Fraser on sharp end of London’s prime resi market
London’s prime residential market has enjoyed a sustained boom. Attracted by London’s safe haven status, international buyers have flocked to snap up London homes in unprecedented numbers, driving developments and sending prices rocketing.
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Need to know: the impact of the office-to-resi PDR
Measures introduced by the government in May 2013 to allow offices to be converted to residential without planning permission have been controversial.
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The high-end resi market fails to pick up steam after election
Where is the bounce? The question has been on the lips of many a high-end London residential agent since the general election.
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Birmingham looks for neighbourly help to solve housing crisis
D-day is fast approaching for Birmingham council’s ambitious housing growth plans.
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Can Countryside deliver on its bold growth plans?
Chief executive Ian Sutcliffe has ambitious plans for the South East housebuilder, including a possible flotation.
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Q&A: Dolphin Living marks new era in affordable rent
Dolphin Living chief executive Jon Gooding explains the not-for-profit landlord’s new income-based rent.
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Aberdeenshire records most housing starts
Aberdeenshire recorded the highest number of housing starts in Scotland over the three years to 2013/14, with more than 4,800 homes started on site.
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Lofty ambitions for Stratford resi tower
Harry Handelsman likes a gamble. One of the first times the Manhattan Loft Corporation’s founder rolled the dice was in 2002 at West India Quay when he built the 32-storey No 1 West India Quay in a location that was still relatively unproven.
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Behind the deal: Oxley and Galliard plot regional assault
The Singaporean investor and London housebuilder are to target the mid-market with a 10,000-home development push.
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Hedge funds and entrepreneurs boost resi market
The property market in Jersey is starting to see the benefit of a younger crowd of wealthy entrepreneurs making the island their home.
